72nd National Film Awards Full Winners List: 72nd National Film Awards 2026 Winners Update: Check Full Winners Here | Hindi Film News
The winners of the 72nd National Film Awards are being announced in New Delhi, with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announcing the winners for feature films, non-feature films and film writing. The prestigious award recognizes films that have been certified by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024.The first announcements recognized several outstanding contributions in non-feature film categories, as well as honors in film writing. From sound design and editing to music, screenwriting and film criticism, these awards recognize outstanding talent from across the country.
“Feminichi Fathima”, “Blue” and “NDA”
The best Malayalam movie is “Feminichi Fathima” and the best Hindi movie is “Srikanth”. Among the early winners, Tamil non-feature film Blue won the award for Best Sound Design. TS Hari Hara Sudhan has been honored for his work, adding another major recognition to the film.In the Best Editing category, Hindi non-feature film NDA won. Manvir Jasrotia was recognized for his editing and the jury recognized his contribution to the documentary.The award for Best Music Direction in the Non-Feature Film category went to the Marathi documentary Parat 41°chya Magavar (On the Trail of 41°). Composer Shivpal Singh Kang won the award for composing the film’s score.
Narration, Screenplay and Special Mention Winners
The English documentary “Little Planet: A Frog’s Story” won the award for Best Narrator. Soundarya Jayachandran was recognized for her narration, which played an important role in bringing this documentary to life.Meanwhile, the Hindi-Kashmiri film Clouds won the Best Screenplay award. Writer Faraz Ali was recognized for his screenplay.The jury also announced Special Mention Awards for two non-feature films. The award was given to Chola Dora aur Sui, directed by Jamin Modi and Lokesh Ghai, and Bhadra-Kali Nathakam, directed by Ananda Jyoti. Both films were recognized for their significant contributions to non-feature filmmaking.
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The Best Film Book Award was awarded to Naaniruvude Nimagaagi Naadiruvude Nanagaagi: Kannada Cinemada Thathva Matthu Rajakeeya (I Represent You, the Country Represents Us: Political and Philosophical Dimensions of Kannada Cinema). Written by Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar Shetty, the book explores the philosophical and political aspects of Kannada cinema.The Best Film Critic Award was awarded to Sanjeev Shrivastava. He is recognized for his thoughtful analysis and critical writing on Hindi cinema.
No. 72 national film award winners Full 2026 List: Complete Winners in All Categories
72nd National Film Awards: TS Hari Hara Sudhan’s Blue wins Best Sound Design AwardThe Tamil non-feature film “Blue” won the Best Sound Design Award at the 72nd National Film Awards. Sound designer TS Hari Hara Sudhan was recognized for her work on the film, winning the honor in the non-feature film category.72nd National Film Awards: “NDA” wins Best Editing; Manvir Jasrotya AngThe Hindi non-feature film “NDA” won the Best Editing Award at the 72nd National Film Awards. Manvir Jasrotia was honored for his editing work, receiving recognition in the non-feature film section.72nd National Film Awards: Marathi film “Parat 41°chya Magavar” won the Best Music DirectionThe award for Best Music Direction in the non-feature film category went to the Marathi documentary Parat 41°chya Magavar (On the Trail of 41°). Music composer Shivpal Singh Kang received this honor for his contribution to cinema.The 72nd National Film Awards: “The Story of Little Planet Frog” won Best NarrationThe English non-feature film “Little Planet: A Frog’s Tale” won the Best Narrator Award at the 72nd National Film Awards. Soundarya Jayachandran was recognized for her dubbing in this film.The 72nd National Film Awards Best Screenplay AwardThe Hindi-Kashmiri non-feature film Clouds won the Best Screenplay Award at the 72nd National Film Awards. Writer Faraz Ali received the honor for writing the screenplay.72nd National Film Awards: ‘Chola Dora aur Sui’ and ‘Bhadra-Kali Natakam’ get special mentionTwo non-feature films won the Special Mention Award at the 72nd National Film Awards. The award was given to the Hindi film Chola Dora aur Sui, directed by Jamin Modi and Lokesh Ghai, and Bhadra-Kali Natakam, directed by Ananda Jyoti.72nd National Film Awards: Kannada film book wins Best Book AwardThe 72nd National Film Awards’ Best Book Film Award was awarded to Naaniruvude Nimagaagi Naadiruvude Nanagaagi: Kannada Cinemada Thathva Matthu Rajakeeya (I Represent You, the Country Represents Us: Political and Philosophical Dimensions of Kannada Cinema). Written by Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar Shetty, the book explores the political and philosophical dimensions of Kannada cinema.72nd National Film Awards: Sanjeev Shrivastava wins Best Film CriticFilm critic Sanjeev Shrivastava was named the Best Film Critic at the 72nd National Film Awards. He is recognized for his insightful and analytical writing on Hindi cinema.
Full list of winners
Best Feature Film: Article 370Best Actor: Kartik Aaryan (“Chandu Champion”), Mammootty (“Bramayugam”)Best Actress: Yami Gautam (Article 370)Best Director: Rajkumar Periasamy (Amaran)Best Supporting Actress: Rupashree Varkadi (“Mithya”), Sachana Namidas (“Maharaja”)Best Supporting Actor: Sanjay Mishra, BakshakBest Wholesome Entertainment Feature Film: “Kalki AD 2898”Best Film Promoting National and Social Values: “Captain Miller”Best Child Artist: Riddhiman Banerjee, Tapomoy Deb, Gitashree Chakraborty, Arundev Pothula, Athish S ShettyBest Cinematography: Brahmayogam, Shenad JalalBest Screenplay: “Pushpa 2”, “Sukumar”Best Dialogue Writer: Lucky Baskhar, Dialogue Writer: Venky AtluriBest Production Design: Kalki 2898 ADBest Action Design:Best Makeup Artist: Kurrollu CommitteeBest Costume Design: Pushpa 2; Deepali Noor & Sheetal SharmaBest Music Direction for a Song: Article 370, Shashwat SachdevBest Background Score Music Direction: AmaranBest lyrics:Best Male Singer: Abhay Jodhpurkar, Navasachi Gauri Mazi’s Gharat GanpatiBest Female Singer: ARM’s Angu Vaana Konilu’s Vaikom VijayalakshmiBest Choreography: “Street 2”Best Sound Design: Bhool Bhulaiya 3, Manas ChoudhuryBest Editing: Amaran, R KalaivannanBest course of action:Best Assamese Movies:Best Bengali Film: Chalchitra EkhonBest Hindi Film: SrikanthBest Kannada Film: MithyaBest Malayalam Film: Feminichi FathimaBest Marathi Film: Mukkam Post BombilwadiBest Odia Film: LahariBest Punjabi Movies:Best Tamil Film: RaayanBest Tay Pak Movies:Best Garo Movies:Best Telugu Film: Committee KurrolluBest Gujarati Film: MaaranBest Manipur Film: “Sunita”Best Konakani Film: Mog AsumSpecial Mention: Meiyazagan, Film Mixing Engineer: Suren GBest Film Critic – Sanjeev Shrivastava (Hindi)Best Movie Book- Naaniruvude Nimagaagi Naadiruvude Nanagaagi: Kannada Cinemada Thathva Matthu Rajakeeya (I Represent You, The Country Represents Us: The Political and Philosophical Dimensions of Kannada Cinema) By: Kenchanuru Pradeep Kumar ShettySpecial Mention – Bhadra-Kali Natakam (Malayalam) – Director: Ananda Jyothi (Jose Anthony)Special Mention – Chola Dora aur Sui (Hindi) – Director: Jaymin Modi and Lokesh GhaiBest Narration/Voiceover – Soundarya Jayachandran – Little Planet: A Frog’s Tale (English)Best Music Direction Shivpal Singh Kang – Parat 41°chya Magavar (On the Trail of 41°) (Marathi)Best Editing Manvir Jasrotia – NDA (Hindi)Best Sound Design TS Hari Hara Sudhan – Blue (Tamil)Best Cinematography Edmund Ranson – Life in Loom (English, Tamil, Hindi, Assamese and Bengali)Best Director Aanand L Rai – Statue of Unity – Ekta ka Prateek (Hindi)Best Short Film (under 30 minutes) Hamsafar (Marathi) – Producer: Anushka Motion Pictures & Entertainments; Director: Abhijit Arvind DalviBest Animated Film “Mopped” (Silent) – Producer: JB Productions; Director and Animator: Josh BenedictBest Non-Feature Film Promoting Social and Environmental Values Piplantri: An Ecofeminist Story (Hindi, Rajasthani and English) – Producer: Johnsons Suraj Films International; Director: Suraj KumarBest Documentary Ram-Nami (Hindi) – Producer: BBP Studio Virtual Bharat Pvt. Ltd.; Director: Bharatbhala GanapathyBest Art/Cultural Film Main Nida (Hindi) – Producer: Sampreshan Multimedia Pvt. Ltd.; Director: Atul PandeyBest Biography/Historical Reconstruction/Composition Film Kakori (Hindi) – Producer: KSR Brothers and Minti Mishra; Director: Kamlesh K. MishraBest Directorial Debut – Angen (Invisible) (Santhali) – Director: Ravi Raj MurmuBest Non-Feature Film – Bhangaar (Obsolete) (Marathi and English) – Producer and Director: Sumira Roy
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